, 1887-03-03
WA sHINGToN NOTES,
DEBT STATEMENT

ing is n recapitulation OF the public
debt statement issued to-day: Inter
est bearing debt, total, 81 ,129 ,943, TAB.
Debt on which interest has ceased, ST.
732,210. Debt bearing no interest,
$685., ,958,O ,O54. Total debt $1,719,633'
OFT. Decrease OF debt during the
month, 81 ,436,782. Decrease of debt
since June 80, 1886, $58 ,1O4 ,457. Total
cash in treasury as shown by the treas
urer's general account, $446, ,17O,242.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The changes made in the river and
harbor appropriation bill as compared
with the measure passed by
the senate are, with tive exceptions,
reductions. The principal items
changed stand as follows in the bill ac-
cepted by the house: Harbors--
1925 900, Buffalo, New York; $4,000,
Humboldt, California; $4,000, va
quina bay, Oregon. Rivers-$126,O 600,
Cascades of the Columbia, Oregon;
1926 900, Columbia, Oregon; 500 600,
Lower Willamette, Oregon; $27bOUO,
Missouri river; $175,OOO, Mississippi
river from the mouth OF the Illinois
river to the mouth OF the Ohio.
INDIAN RESERVATION.
The result of the negotiations be-
tween the interior department and the
Chippewah Indians of Minnesota,
looking to a modification of the exist
ing treaties and changes of reserva.
tions, was to-day submitted to the
house by the secretary Of the interior.
The secretary says he has no doubt the
commissioners made the best terms
possible with the Indians, and while
the agreements may not be entirely
satisfactory the interests of the Indians
seem to have been we'll considered,
and cared for, therefore he thinks the
treaties should be ratified and if this
is done it will in his opinion afford a
means for opening up large tracks OF
country in the way which will enable
tha Indians as we'll as the United
States to be benefited thcrefrom.
ASKED TO SUSPEND PAYMENT.
Senator Morgan to-day introduced
resolutions requesting the president to
suspend further payments in the We'll
and Labbra claims against Mexico un-
til the question of fraud in obtaining
awards shall have been fully investi-
gated
GOES TO THE PRESIDENT.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill has been adopted by
the senate. The bill now goes to the
president for his signature.
REACHED AN AGREEMENT.
Couferrees on the diplomatic and
consular bill have reached an agree
ment. The bill stands practically rs
it was passed by the senate.
DIsBARRED.
| j. b. Weeks, of Huron, Dakota, has
been disbarred from praeticing as an
attorney before the interior depart
ment or of any of its bureaus.
SECRET JOURNAL.
The senate has ordered prepara-
| tory index to its secret journal for the
fifty wears from 1929 to 1879. The in
junction OF the secrecy will probably
be removed next autumn.
PREPARING FOR A CAMPAIGN.
The National Union League met
this morning at the Ebbitt house. The
| following officers were elected: Pres
| ident Gen. Charles III. Grosvenor, OF
Ohio; vice-presidents VIM. E. Chandler,
of New Hamsphire, G. A. Boutelle. of
Maine, JAS S. Negley, of Pennsylvania,
Nathen Golf, of West Virginia, j. E.
O'Hara, of North Carolina, s. c..
Houck, of Tennessee, b. X. Bruce, OF
Mississippi, Thomas X. Rick, OF Mary
land, Lewis Mckenzie, OF Virginia, j.
S. Robertson, of Ohio; corresponding
Secretary Jno. f. Byrant, of Georgia
assistant corresponding secretary
Thos. G. Baker, of New York; treas.
ure +. NJ. Clapp, District OF Colum bia;
chaplain J. J. Cooper, of Pennsylva-
mia marshal j. III. Boyne, of Mary
land sergeant at arms S. T. Demar,
of Pennsylvania. At the evening
session the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted,
The national committee OF the
National Union League believing this
organization may still render important
service to the country as well rs to the
republican party will continue to labor
to that end. 1t is well known fact
that the league rendered important
service to the country during the re-
bellion and the period OF reconstruc-
tion. New danger calls for our
continued efforts. The Democratic
party has secured control
of the house OF representatives and
the presidency by fraud and violence,
and seeks to control the senate by
similar means. BY fraud and violence
the south was made solidly democratic
and is held solid. How TO secure
government of the people and by the
people, giving to each qualified voter
the privilege of casting just one ballot
ut each election and having the result
of that election honestly announced,
is the great question in American poll
tics. TO secure such government, it
is necessary that the republican party
hall ,a,t,nl both boI,Sps of cppprpss